Books like Wasted by Linda Wolfe

An investigative narrative that traces the lives of five Craigslist‑working prostitutes and the circumstances that led to their tragic deaths on a Long Island beach in 2010.

A candid memoir of a generation‑X college student who battles alcoholism and the temptations of hookup culture at Georgetown Preparatory School.

The Run of His Life is Jeffrey Toobin’s definitive account of the O. J. Simpson murder trial, revealing the legal drama, courtroom tactics, and the race issues that shaped a landmark case.

Investigative travel memoir tracing the history and human cost of the U.S. war on drugs, from the Harrison Act to global repercussions, and exploring paths toward drug decriminalization and a more humane future.

The true story of George Polk’s 1948 murder in Salonika Bay, as revealed by Kati Marton’s investigation into the Cold War politics and motives behind the assassination of the CBS correspondent.

The untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. A pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime. Chief medical examiner Charles Norris and toxicologist Alexander Gettler investigate a family mysteriously stricken bald, factory workers with crumbling bones, a diner serving poisoned pies, and many others. Each case presents a deadly new puzzle and Norris and Gettler create revolutionary experiments to tease out even the wiliest compounds from human tissue. From the vantage of their laboratory it also becomes clear that murderers aren't the only toxic threat--modern life has created a kind of poison playground, and danger lurks around every corner.

Overview: A black car is pulled from the Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario, containing the bodies of three girls-sisters Zainab, Sahar, and Geeti Shafia-along with their presumed aunt, Rona Amir Mohammad. Later in the day, after family members report the women missing, Kingston police become suspicious. The stories told by parents Tooba Mohammad Yahya and Mohammad Shafia, and their eldest son, Hamed, don't match up with the rapidly gathering evidence. An extensive investigation unfolds, revealing a troubling story of physical and emotional abuse in the Shafia home-including threats of murder. Police begin to suspect that this is a quadruple "honour killing," planned and carried out to wipe away the family's shame caused by the eldest girls. Two years later, Mohammad Shafia, Tooba Mohammad Yahya, and Hamed Shafia are tried for the mass murders, while a shocked nation follows the case until its gripping conclusion.

Amanda Knox recounts her four‑year imprisonment in Italy for the murder of Meredith Kercher, detailing her fight against injustice, media vilification, and the Italian legal system before ultimately securing her freedom.

True‑crime account of Regina Hartwell, a wealthy Texas drug dealer, whose obsession with young Kim LeBlanc ends in a fatal stabbing and arson.